The Great Qian Imperial Family in a Dilemma

Faced with this sudden storm, Jiang Lan, deep within the Great Qian Imperial Palace, was equally bewildered.

He simply couldn't understand how, suddenly, out of nowhere, rumors of Chen Qianliu and Liu Changxing practicing the Bloodfiend Art had surfaced.

You could argue that his Eunuch Bureau practiced evil arts, since he actually made them practice them.

However, he was absolutely certain that Chen Qianliu and Liu Changxing had never practiced Bloodthirsty Evil Art.

Even if Jiang Lan were dull-witted, she would know that this was a conspiracy against the Tianwu Army, or even against the Great Qian Imperial Family.

Although we know this is a conspiracy, figuring out how to break it is the current challenge.

It should be noted that Lu Tianheng, who was Peak Grandmaster, still met the same fate when faced with this storm.

Moreover, Chen Qianliu and Liu Changxing are currently only two Grandmaster.

Jiang Lan fell into deep thought, for a single misstep could plunge the Great Qian Imperial Family into utter ruin.

Wei Jin, standing to the side, looked at Jiang Lan with great anxiety. If the Emperor did not make a decision soon, this incident would definitely implicate the royal family.

To say that such a massive storm erupting in the Jianghu could be without someone pulling the strings behind the scenes is absolutely impossible.

Since the news broke that the royal family had Peak Grandmaster, the three sects have been strangely calm, making no moves and not even leaking the news.

This reaction is quite different from what the Three Sects did before, which shows that the Three Sects are definitely plotting something.

Therefore, Wei Jin seemed very anxious, hoping that the emperor could make a decision quickly and not give the three sects this opportunity to eliminate the royal family's Peak Grandmaster and then abolish the royal family.

After all, even if the three emperors wanted to abolish the royal family, they would definitely need to find a reason. They couldn't just abolish it without any cause!

If we really do that, who will still believe in the Three Schools in the future?

After all, if they can abolish and exterminate the Great Qian Imperial Family at will today, they can certainly do the same to other forces in the Jianghu in the future.

Therefore, the current situation of the Great Qian Imperial Family is actually very dangerous. If they do not sever ties with this matter as soon as possible, this fire will definitely spread to the Great Qian Imperial Family.

This is the helplessness of the Jianghu being too powerful while the royal family is weak.

Although Wei Jin was very anxious, he dared not show it on his face.

Because the emperor in front of him was not as easy to talk to as his father. If he said something that displeased him, he could end up with his head cut off.

Jiang Lan had no idea what Wei Jin was thinking; he was still weighing the pros and cons.

If we abandon Chen Qianliu and Liu Changxing now, who will dare to pledge allegiance to the royal family and risk their lives for them?

However, under the current circumstances, if we do not abandon them, the entire Great Qian Imperial Family is likely to be in danger.

Then, Jiang Lan thought that with Dao Fan and Uncle Zong Quan, both Peak Grandmaster, on her side, she should be able to hold them off for a while and shouldn't be completely defeated immediately.

Jiang Lan was caught in a dilemma, and he also harbored the belief that the three sects probably wouldn't dare to openly break ties with each other.

After all, the situation of the Great Qian Imperial Family has begun to improve, and he doesn't want his hard work to be destroyed in an instant.

Because he had already betrayed his subordinates once before, when he did it to Lu Tianheng.

Although there were reasons for the incident, no matter how you look at it, Lu Tianheng was a member of the Great Qian Imperial Family, yet I led the collusion with outsiders to kill him.

Even now, rumors are still circulating in the Jianghu world that the Great Qian Imperial Family colluded with outsiders to murder meritorious officials.

If this happens again, I'm afraid no one will ever be loyal to the royal family again.

Therefore, Jiang Lan had to treat this situation with caution.

Then, Jiang Lan said to Wei Jin beside her, "Keep a close eye on how things develop. If things really get out of control, report it to me immediately."

Wei Jin bowed respectfully to Jiang Lan and then walked out of the main hall to give instructions to his subordinates.

He dared not hesitate in the slightest, even if he had many opinions in his heart.

Jiang Lan continued to ponder, feeling vaguely that this approach seemed somewhat inappropriate.

But I can't think of any better solutions, so for now I can only put it off.

Two days later, the massive outline of Qiancheng came into Jiang Liu's view.

Before they even got close to Qiancheng, Jiang Liu ordered the Fire-Winged Monkey to fly towards the Flowing Cloud Sect's mountain range.

Before long, the Fire-Winged Monkey led Jiang Liu to the front of the Flowing Cloud Sect mountain range.

Then the Fire-Winged Monkey flew directly into the mountains. The disciples patrolling the mountains along the way did not stop it when they saw that it was Fire-Winged Monkey. They simply bowed to Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu returned the greetings to the patrolling disciples one by one. Then, the man and the monkey went directly to the square in front of the council hall at the top of the mountain.

After the Fire-Winged Monkey stopped, Jiang Liu flew to the plaza before turning around and walking slowly toward the council hall.

The Fire-Winged Monkey, on the other hand, knew the way well and flew towards the Exotic Beast taming area, where delicious food and drink awaited it, and people served it; it was certainly more than happy to do so.

When Jiang Liu entered the hall, Flowing Cloud Matriarch was sitting alone in the hall, deep in thought.

Jiang Liu quickly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Sect Master, I'm back."

Upon hearing this, Flowing Cloud Matriarch raised his head, glanced at Jiang Liu, nodded, and then said, "It's good that you're back. Don't run around these next couple of days; get some rest."

Jiang Liu nodded in agreement, then left the council hall and used his movement technique to fly towards his residence.

After entering his courtyard, Jiang Liu washed up and brewed a pot of tea at a leisure table and chairs next to the square, slowly sipping it.

Jiang Liu had just finished his cup of tea when his Twelfth Senior Sister, Tang Wanyu, rushed in excitedly.

Seeing Jiang Liu drinking tea, Tang Wanyu said happily, "Junior Brother, when did you get back?"

"Senior sister, I just arrived not long ago. Please sit down and have a cup of tea!" Jiang Liu said to Tang Wanyu with a smile, then poured a cup of tea and handed it to Tang Wanyu.

Tang Wanyu took the teacup and sat down. She said to Jiang Liu in a reproachful tone, "Junior brother, why did you run off without permission last time? You didn't even take me with you?"

Jiang Liu was a little embarrassed by Tang Wanyu's question, and could only say helplessly, "Senior sister, it's not that I ran away on my own, but I really had something urgent to attend to, so I didn't have time to say goodbye to you."

To be honest, he was really afraid that Tang Wanyu would run off with him to play again, and he wouldn't be able to handle the sect leader's scolding.

Then I can only leave secretly, without letting this senior sister know.

You should know that since Tang Wanyu and Chen Xiaoyun went to Yunzhou with Jiang Liu last time.

After returning to the Flowing Cloud Sect, he often expressed his desire to go to Yunzhou again in his words.

This terrified Jiang Liu. He could forgive the sect leader for running away the first time, but why would he take his senior sister away again and again? Jiang Liu didn't want to be punished by the sect leader.

Therefore, Jiang Liu had no choice but to run away without warning, so that his senior sister wouldn't know.